A visiting Harvard Law School professor was arrested last week after allegedly firing a pellet gun near a synagogue in Brookline, Massachusetts, prompting a lockdown as services were underway to celebrate the beginning of the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur.

Harvard University confirmed to NBC10 Boston on Sunday that Carlos Portugal Gouvêa has been placed on administrative leave as the school seeks to learn more about this matter.

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Brookline police say the incident occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday outside the Temple Beth Zion, located at 1566 Beacon Street, and resulted in Carlos Gouvêa facing several charges including illegally discharging a BB/pellet gun, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and malicious damage

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